GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs has named CGI Federal as an awardee on the multiple-award Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 contract vehicle for information technology products and services. VA’s Technology Acquisition Center announced the move in a notice published Thursday on SAM.gov.
WashngtonExec
MARCH 11, 2024
Karen Britton, formerly vice president of communications and marketing and chief digital officer for LMI, is described as someone who made a “profound impact” on those in her circles. Funeral services for Britton were held March 4. She passed away at age 59 following a battle with brain cancer. Britton came to LMI in May [.
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Whistleblower Network News
MARCH 11, 2024
According to one leading whistleblower attorney, the new pilot whistleblower program announced on March 7 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) has several flaws which need to be addressed in order for the program to be effective. “The DOJ has miles to go in establishing a whistleblower program that’s on par with programs at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,” writes Stephen M.
AWS Public Sector
MARCH 11, 2024
Introduction In the digital age, universities face increasing cyber threats that put valuable data at risk. The University of New South Wales (UNSW), a renowned research institution, is taking proactive measures to address this growing concern. By collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) , UNSW aims to modernize its IT infrastructure and bolster its cybersecurity defenses as part of its cloud transformation program.
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GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, with the 2024 Wash100 Award for driving IT investments in the government contracting sector and leading business development and growth initiatives for GDIT. Vote for Gilliland as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition!
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded contracts to Leidos and Raytheon BBN , an RTX company, for services related to the Quantum Augmented Network program. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts, valued at $8.5 million for Leidos and $7.5 million for BBN, is for the development of a hybrid quantum-based communication network specifically for critical infrastructure security, the Department of Defense said Friday.
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GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
The Naval Research Laboratory has begun seeking proposals for a potential $111.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide research and development, engineering, technical and transition support services for high-performance computing systems. A notice posted on SAM.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
Tiffanny Gates , a more than two-decade federal cybersecurity executive and a three-time Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of directors of Washington, D.C.-based data-centric security platforms provider Virtru. “As the Department of Defense modernizes its digital infrastructure to a zero trust architecture, innovative data security tools like Virtru enable our service members to securely collaborate and share sensitive information across domains,” Gates said in a statement published Thursday
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
The innovation arms of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force have announced the cohorts of small businesses that secured Strategic Funding Increase contracts for program year 2024 to help transition their defense technologies from the development phase to full production.
Government Contracts Navigator
MARCH 11, 2024
Robyn N. Burrows ● On March 7, 2024, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is designing and launching a pilot program to pay monetary rewards to whistleblowers who report significant corporate or financial misconduct. The pilot program, which will roll out later this year, is intended to encourage individuals to … Continue reading "DOJ Looks to Incentivize Whistleblowers with New Pilot Program" The post DOJ Looks to Incentivize Whistleblowers
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
The South Korean government’s potential $350 million order for MH-60R multi-mission helicopter engines has been approved by the U.S. State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it submitted the certification requirements for the foreign military sale to Congress.
FedTech Magazine
MARCH 11, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget has issued official guidelines on how agencies are to meet new requirements to improve the digital experience for federal employees and citizens alike. To meet DX goals, however, partnerships with industry are essential. Federal CIO Clare Martorana recently emphasized the need for vendors to promote technology solutions that actually align with the OMB guidance, calling it “a framework that reflects the opportunity for a 10-year revenue stream.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen seven companies for the small business track of the Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge. The competing small businesses were evaluated by the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, DARPA said Monday.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
Now a contested domain, space has taken center stage in today’s global landscape, and the United States has made space capability development a top priority as it works to stay ahead in great power competition. “While the U.S.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
The Department of State has approved North Macedonia’s request to procure Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and associated program and logistics support services from the U.S. government under a potential foreign military sales agreement worth $111 million. Oshkosh Defense , AM General , Leonardo DRS and L3Harris Technologies will serve as principal contractors in the proposed FMS deal, which includes the procurement of 18 additional M1278A1/A2 JLTV heavy gun carriers and seven JLTV general purpose
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
Tonia Bleecher, an industry executive, has joined management consulting and technology services contractor ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) as senior vice president and division leader. She announced the move in a LinkedIn post published Sunday.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
L3Harris Technologies subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne has secured a contract to manufacture launch and flight motors for FIM-92 Stinger missiles to help RTX business Raytheon replenish the U.S. Army’s inventory of the anti-aircraft missiles. The replenishment contract awarded to Aerojet marks the first time in nearly two decades the company will manufacture new missiles for the U.S. military, L3Harris said Thursday.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed lower at $4,938.26 (-0.60%) on Friday, although it had enough buffer to post another winning week (+1.91%). However, all the main indexes on Wall Street had a losing week. The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite retreated from their all-time highs, while the Dow Jones drifted lower.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense will work to increase its capacity to produce printed circuit board assemblies for use in hypersonic weapons after being awarded $11.7 million by the Department of Defense. The award is the latest issued within fiscal year 2024 by the Defense Production Act Investment Program, the Department of Defense said Friday.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
General Stephen Whiting, commander of the U.S. Space Command, received his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on stage at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit on Tuesday. Now, it’s your turn to vote for Gen. Whiting to win the Wash100 popular vote competition! Visit Wash100.com to cast your ten votes today.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
Certified Small Disadvantaged Business Aleut Management Services , a subsidiary of Aleut Federal , has been awarded a spot on the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicle for special item number 54151S, which covers IT professional services. Aleut Federal said Saturday on LinkedIn that its subsidiary's inclusion in GSA MAS highlights the company's commitment to IT innovation and excellence and will facilitate opportunities to provide various IT services
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
Peter Cunniffe, a more than 11-year BAE Systems veteran, has joined General Electric‘s (NYSE: GE) aerospace unit as chief strategy officer for the defense and systems business sector.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
Executive Mosaic is pleased to confer the Wash100 honor upon Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer Jane Rathbun in recognition of her shrewd, conscientious technology leadership of the service branch. The Wash100 Award is EM’s annual commendation of the most influential senior executives, military leaders and government officials shaping the government contracting industry.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
MARCH 11, 2024
Defense Innovation Unit, AI, Proposal Timeliness This week’s episode covers DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit report about actions to maintain U.S. technological superiority, DOJ’s plans to address the dangers posed by AI technology by seeking sentencing enhancements for crimes committed using AI technology, and a GAO decision involving a situation in which an offeror’s proposal was blocked by the agency’s cybersecurity system, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
Mary Robinson , formerly senior director of business development at Concurrent Technologies Corporation , announced on LinkedIn Friday her appointment as vice president of BD at Advanced IT Concepts. Before her tenure at CTC, Robinson held key roles in business development, serving as chief of staff of BD at Navistar Defense and executive director of planning and strategy at Technology Service Corporation.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
MARCH 11, 2024
Our Two Cents In this second inaugural episode of It All Adds Up, Nicole Owren-Wiest and Erin Rankin riff on why they care so much about government contracts cost and pricing – and why you should, too. “It All Adds Up” is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest government contract accounting, cost, and pricing developments. Listen : Crowell.com | PodBean | SoundCloud | Apple Podcasts The post It All Adds Up appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum.
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has released a solicitation for the development of flight instruments for the Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 Series Coronagraph program. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov states that NASA will launch a full and open competition to design, analyze, develop and fabricate three flight coronagraph instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program.
Government Contracts Legal Forum
MARCH 11, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in Avue Technologies Corp. v. Department of Health and Human Services that an appellant’s non-frivolous allegation of a contract with the government via an end-user license agreement (EULA) incorporated into another contractor’s Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) agreement was sufficient to establish jurisdiction under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA).
ExecutiveBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
Amazon Web Services has secured High authorization under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its end-to-end encrypted service available for AWS GovCloud customers in the U.S. West region. AWS Wickr is an encrypted communications service that uses a 256-bit encryption technique to enable government and commercial customers to secure group messaging, voice and video calling, screen sharing and file sharing, AWS said Thursday.
Kluwer Arbitration
MARCH 11, 2024
In light of COP 28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai last year, the Prime Minister of Samoa and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Honourable Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, observed: “ Our islands are being pushed to the brink by the climate crisis and we need a strong plan of action for survival, right now.” This post discusses climate change redress from the perspective of small island states.
GovCon Wire
MARCH 11, 2024
Heather Meyer serves as the Assistant Director for Administration at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. She oversees the Chief Performance Office, responsible for internal data and audit management; and the Talent Management Division, focusing on human capital services and organizational development.
Government Contracts
MARCH 11, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service are asking for public input on a draft resource management plan for the Bears Ears National Monument, prepared with input from partners including five tribal nations.
WashngtonExec
MARCH 11, 2024
Chris Bogdan Executive Vice President & Space Business Leader, Booz Allen Hamilton Chris Bogdan had a busy 2023 leading $1.7 billion in space business sales, plus collaborating with the company’s venture capital team to invest in space startup Albedo. He also led the development and execution of Booz Allen’s new space strategy “focused on our [.
Government Contracts
MARCH 11, 2024
The Navajo Nation urged a D.C. federal judge to grant it a quick win in its challenge to allegedly inadequate judicial funding, saying the federal government's arguments for why it shouldn't recoup a $15 million interest shortfall can't survive scrutiny under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
WashngtonExec
MARCH 11, 2024
David Ray Executive Vice President of Space and Intelligence Business Group, SAIC David Ray’s recent achievement was advancing the Command and Control and space integration capabilities of SAIC’s space customers. Ray and his team helped modernize the Space Force’s Ground Based Radar Maintenance and Sustainment Services program and enhance critical missile warning and space domain [.
Government Contracts
MARCH 11, 2024
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday defended its rejection of a regional grid operator's revision of its capacity market rules due to competition worries, telling the D.C. Circuit that utility giant Entergy Inc. has no basis to challenge the decision.
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